u/Maleficent_Pool6627

Dag allen

Na een mooie 30 jaar ons appartement te kunnen verhuren, verdient het momenteel een flinke opknapbeurt. Het appartement is in mooie staat, maar het behang en verf zagen wat verkleurd en begon los te komen.

Ik heb daarom besloten het appartement volledig behangvrij te maken en vervolgens te verven. Na het verwijderen van het behang, is duidelijk dat het gebouw zich goed gezet heeft. Daar waren we van op de hoogte en is de voorbije 25 jaar stabiel gebleven.

Vanuit esthetisch oogpunt wil ik deze nu mooi dichten. De oppervlakkige putjes zal ik met een laagje jointfinisher van Knauf behandelen. Er zijn echter 2 soorten barsten/scheuren waar ik niet onmiddellijk weet wat ik best doe. Aangezien het van zetting is, veronderstel ik dat een krimpvrij/elastisch vulmiddel beter is. Wat raden jullie aan? Gewone overschilderbare acrylaatkit (non-crack) of een ander type vulmiddel?

En dan is er nog een hele strook waarbij het stucwerk is losgekomen. De hoogte van dit stuk is toch een 10-20cm. Ik ben van plan de holle/losse delen weg te halen en vervolgens op te vullen. Dien ik hier best met gaas te werken en een soort plamuur voor diepere gaten? Of vul ik dat best in meerdere keren met plamuur? Of best een soort van stuc?

Alvast bedankt voor jullie tips!

One month before my dad passed away, he showed me a coin collection he inherited from his grandfather. I had never seen or heard about it before that moment.

Today I took the time with my mum to go through the collection. It consists of gold coins: 20 & 10 US Dollars, 20 Deutsche Marks, 10 Dutch Gulden, British Pounds and 10 French Francs.

We used AI to introduce us to the basics of coin collecting: looking for certain errors, special years, limited geographical editions,…

It was very exciting to look for these tiny details of where they were produced or if they had certain rare properties.

I thought it would be nice to share the shortlist that Claude gave us of interesting coins in terms of rarity:

**Most Notable Coins in the Collection**

**1. Germany — 20 Mark 1888, Friedrich III**
This coin is the standout find of the collection. 1888 is known as the “Year of the Three Emperors” (Dreikaiserjahr): Wilhelm I died in March, his son Friedrich III reigned for only 99 days before succumbing to cancer, and Wilhelm II then took the throne. Coins bearing Friedrich III’s portrait exist only with the 1888 date, making them the rarest and most sought-after issue in the entire Prussian 20 Mark series.

**2. Netherlands — 10 Gulden 1824-B, Willem I**
An early “young head” gold 10 gulden struck in Brussels while Belgium was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (pre-1830 secession). Gold 10 gulden coins from before 1875 (Willem I, Willem II, and the earliest Willem III years) were struck in far smaller quantities than the later, massively-produced series, making them genuine collector’s pieces rather than simple bullion.

**3. United States — $20 Double Eagle, 1873-S**
Potentially the “Open 3” variety of this San Francisco-minted double eagle — a date/mintmark combination with two distinct varieties (Open 3 and Closed 3), where Open 3 is considerably scarcer, especially in higher grades. The exact variety attribution is subtle and would benefit from professional certification to confirm.

**4. France — 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1851**
Struck during the short-lived Second French Republic (1849–1852), before Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte restored the Empire and ended this design. The 1851 date is considered one of the scarcest years within this already brief Cérès series.

**Honorable Mentions**

\*\*• 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1850 (France)\*\* — Same short-lived republican design as the 1851; not as scarce a date, but shares the historical appeal of the series.
\*\*• 5 Francs Louis-Philippe I, 1833-W, Lille (France)\*\* — Struck at a smaller provincial mint (Lille) rather than the high-volume Paris mint, giving it a modest premium over silver value.
\*\*• $10 Liberty Eagle, 1893, Philadelphia (US)\*\* — A common-date issue, but worth noting since the Carson City version of this same year (1893-CC) was the final gold coinage ever struck at that mint and is exceptionally rare — a useful point of comparison.

We are looking to maybe get these graded, although it seems less straight-forward in Europe vs the US.

It also makes us wonder how my great-grandparents were as people. It seems less straight-forward to collect coins in those days, so they either must have had special intrest in these things, or maybe it was out of economical reasons?

We are already looking to plan a visit to a few fairs in Europe, just to get a better sense of this hobby and the stories these coins bring.

Hope to learn more about these coins from you all!

Greetings!

One month before my dad passed away, he showed me a coin collection he inherited from his grandfather. I had never seen or heard about it before that moment.

Today I took the time with my mum to go through the collection. It consists of gold coins: 20 & 10 US Dollars, 20 Deutsche Marks, 10 Dutch Gulden, British Pounds and 10 French Francs.

We used AI to introduce us to the basics of coin collecting: looking for certain errors, special years, limited geographical editions,…

It was very exciting to look for these tiny details of where they were produced or if they had certain rare properties.

I thought it would be nice to share the shortlist that Claude gave us of interesting coins in terms of rarity:

**1. Germany — 20 Mark 1888, Friedrich III**
1888 is known as the “Year of the Three Emperors” (Dreikaiserjahr): Wilhelm I died in March, his son Friedrich III reigned for only 99 days before succumbing to cancer, and Wilhelm II then took the throne. Coins bearing Friedrich III’s portrait exist only with the 1888 date, making them the rarest and most sought-after issue in the entire Prussian 20 Mark series.

**2. Netherlands — 10 Gulden 1824-B, Willem I**
An early “young head” gold 10 gulden struck in Brussels while Belgium was still part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands (pre-1830 secession). Gold 10 gulden coins from before 1875 (Willem I, Willem II, and the earliest Willem III years) were struck in far smaller quantities than the later, massively-produced series, making them genuine collector’s pieces rather than simple bullion.

**3. United States — $20 Double Eagle, 1873-S**
Potentially the “Open 3” variety of this San Francisco-minted double eagle — a date/mintmark combination with two distinct varieties (Open 3 and Closed 3), where Open 3 is considerably scarcer, especially in higher grades. The exact variety attribution is subtle and would benefit from professional certification to confirm.

**4. France — 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1851**
Struck during the short-lived Second French Republic (1849–1852), before Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte restored the Empire and ended this design. The 1851 date is considered one of the scarcest years within this already brief Cérès series.

**Honorable Mentions**

\*\*• 20 Francs “Cérès,” 1850 (France)\*\* — Same short-lived republican design as the 1851; not as scarce a date, but shares the historical appeal of the series.
\*\*• 5 Francs Louis-Philippe I, 1833-W, Lille (France)\*\* — Struck at a smaller provincial mint (Lille) rather than the high-volume Paris mint, giving it a modest premium over silver value.
\*\*• $10 Liberty Eagle, 1893, Philadelphia (US)\*\* — A common-date issue, but worth noting since the Carson City version of this same year (1893-CC) was the final gold coinage ever struck at that mint and is exceptionally rare — a useful point of comparison.

We are looking to maybe get these graded, although it seems less straight-forward in Europe vs the US.

It also makes us wonder how my great-grandparents were as people. It seems less straight-forward to collect coins in those days, so they either must have had special intrest in these things, or maybe it was out of economical reasons?

We are already looking to plan a visit to a few fairs in Europe, just to get a better sense of this hobby and the stories these coins bring.

Hope to learn more about these coins from you all!

Greetings!

Dear community

In my quest to reach a decent and stable wireless internet connection at home, I have been reading some of the posts on this forum. However, I notice I lack the technical knowledge to fully understand and decide what would be an optimal setup at home. I was hoping someone could help me figure out what I could do to improve our current, unstable setup. I tried asking ChatGPT, and although there is already some
Improvement, it does seem that the current setup is not always stable.

Current situation:

ISP: We do not have fiber connection. Internet provider (Telenet, Belgium) provides through Coax connection.

First connection: Coax cable is pugged into a Modem+router (2 in one), provided by Telenet. (Docsis 3.1 modem/router). It is situated on a far corner in the house, close to walls. (Blue) currently it sends out Wifi

2nd connection: the Modem is connected to a Switch through a Cat6 cable, next to the modem (blue) I took a TP-Link switch TL-SG108PE. I plugged a series of ethernet cables into this, since the house has some wired ethernet connection spread across the house. They are spread across the house (see green for main connections) some of these cables are cat5, some are cat5+.

3rd connection: I have a access point (yellow circle), connected to an ethernet port which fully runs through a Cat5+ cable and supports PoE. The access point is a TP Link Omada EAP650 AX3000.

Current use& issues:

The Modem/router provides wireless internet for the right side of the house, ground floor (U-Shaped, nr1.)

The Access point provides internet for both right side ground floor (U-shaped, nr 1.) and 2nd floor. (Nr.2).

We notice that, especially our phones have some issues when we go through the house, especially when connected to the access point.

Current way I would solve this situation myself:

1. put modem/router in bridge mode
2. buy an extra router for the center of the house, where the access point is currently located.
3. put access points where blue and green connections are located.

Does anyone have any suggestions? If so, could you specify which types of hardware I should buy and where I should locate them? And also which settings (bridge mode or not eg) I should not forget so phones and laptops automatically change internet?

I already got rid of an old Apple Airport that was providing wifi and a system of wifi over electricity. Since these seemed to cause a lot of disturbances.

Thank you very much! I appreciate any help!

Ps, I attached a sketch of the setup. Sorry I didn’t do it in a more professional way. But do not hesitate if it is unclear!